diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d275f8a44..a20676bb0 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+Overview of changes in 0.0.99.1
+===============================
+
+* Add deprecation notices to the POSIX shell implementation
+* Add test for the new --distro option
+* Drop the FGC namespace from the fedora-toolbox images
+* Fix miscellaneous issues pointed out by https://www.shellcheck.net/
+* Handle hosts with /etc/localtime as absolute symlink
+* Improve README.md
+* Improve the Zuul configuration
+* Mount /mnt only if it is available
+* Refactor the system tests, and use bats-assert and bats-support
+* Test that sudo doesn't require a password
+* Update the manuals
+
+
 Overview of changes in 0.0.99
 =============================
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 104841a10..00bac27b2 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project(
   'toolbox',
   'c',
-  version: '0.0.99',
+  version: '0.0.99.1',
   license: 'ASL 2.0',
   meson_version: '>= 0.40.0',
 )